Just last year, Bryan Cranston won with an episode in which he was only in fifteen minutes of! The worst part of it is that he beat Hugh Laurie and Michael C. Hall who had FAR better tapes with FAR better performances than his.

I think it’s a bit unfair to say Cranston and Paul had BAD tapes last year. Arguably not the best but these were for mind still really strong performances from two amazing actors.

My least favourite is Katherine Heigel’s winning tape from Grey’s Anatomy. I just think it was hammy and average acting. However, still think she won on tape, since it had a lot of over-the-top crying and emotion I can see how some people would have voted for it.

Actually just to add the really bad one that makes no sense was the Daily Show’s episode on Roland Martin’s ascot that won them series last year. I love the Daily Show but that episode was just not that funny and so average as well as a bit too impressed with their jokes, I have no idea how it won.

Actually just to add the really bad one that makes no sense was the Daily Show’s episode on Roland Martin’s ascot that won them series last year. I love the Daily Show but that episode was just not that funny and so average as well as a bit too impressed with their jokes, I have no idea how it won.

I’m certain the “Daily Show” producers must have thrown that race. Jon Stewart didn’t even show up to the ceremony. I think they wanted to forfeit the award to “The Colbert Report” for its Iraq trip. Or else let Conan take it for his “Tonight Show” swan song. And then of course the Betty White “SNL.” I don’t think “Daily Show” producers could possibly have thought that was their best show (they could have gone with Jon Stewart’s prolonged Glenn Beck impersonation). They shouldn’t have won for it, but I think the fault belongs entirely to Emmy voters, who voted for the show regardless of the clearly, objectively superior submissions from the other shows.

Ok, I’m going to have to completely disagree that Half Measures was in any way a “bad” tape. Go rewatch the tape and tell me he’s not great in it… Honestly, I thought it was a better decision than One Minute which everyone else thought he should pick (he only had two scenes). And really, I think most people agreed he deserved to win.

And Craonston was pretty darn good in Full Measures, and he had a bit more than 15 minutes…

For me, the most obvious example is Megan Mullally for the series finale of “Will & Grace.” It is the single worse episode the series ever produced and the worst series finale of any show that I have ever seen. Mullally is a comic genius but I refuse to believe that voters actually watched the tapes and voted for that.

I too love Megan Mullally, but HATED the Will and Grace finale; that being said, her win, in my eyes was a reward for a series of excellent (and unrewarded) work and truth be told she was the one good part of that finale…

I didn’t hate the finale of W&G. I think it was unexpected, brave and to be honest very real. Not all friendships hold forever, even such a close bond as the one of Will & Grace. It may be bitter but it happens, that’s life. However I though Karen and Jack weren’t done justice with the finale. But that was probably because there were still plans for a J&K spin-off at the time. Therefore I have to agree the finale wasn’t a very good tape for Mullaly.

If we’re talking about wins for bad submissions The Simpsons HAVE to be mentioned. Basically any win of the last decade, maybe with the exception of Three Gays of the Condo, was mediocre at best. And I’m a fan of the seasons of the early 2000’s. They really could have submitted better every year.

Easy. Alec Baldwin on his second win for “30 Rock.” What an absolute joke of an episode.

–Morgan

I completely disagree, that episode is one my favorites in 30 Rock history and even though he’s not in it mostly he dominates that one therapy seen. i like it more compared to his third season submission.